Foldable exercising working device

ABSTRACT

A foldable exercising-working device includes a frame having a base with two support tubes extending from the base. A work board has its underside pivotably connected to the connection portions on the support tubes. The work board is pivotable relative to the connection portions. An exercising unit is located below the work board and a movable unit is movable on the exercising unit.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a foldable exercising-working device,and more particularly, to a device combining exercising and workingfeatures together.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The conventional exercising device such as the treadmill as disclosed inFIG. 8 generally comprises a base 90 with two support tubes 91 extendingfrom two sides of the base 90. A work board 92 is connected between thetwo respective tops of the two support tubes 91. A treadmill endlessbelt 93 is connected between the two support tubes 81 and located belowthe work board 92. The users can work on the work board 92 whileexercise on the treadmill endless belt 93.

However, the disclosed device does not have proper folding mechanism sothat the base 90 and the treadmill endless belt 93 are stored separatelywhen not in use, and this requires more space to store the two separatedparts. The present invention intends to provide a foldableexercising-working device which can be folded to be a smallercombination so as to save the space for storage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a foldable exercising-working deviceand comprises a frame having a base with two support tubes extendingfrom the base. The base is stably put on the ground and two connectionportions are respectively connected to the two support tubes. A workboard is pivotably connected to the connection portions by its undersideso that the work board is pivotable relative to the connection portions.An exercising unit has a first end located below the work board and asecond end of the exercising unit is put on the ground. A movable unitis movable on the exercising unit.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a foldableexercising-working device, wherein the work board is pivotable so as tosave the space required to store the device.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a foldableexercising-working device, wherein the exercising unit is pivoted so asto be easily stored.

The present invention will become more obvious from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswhich show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment inaccordance with the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view to show the foldable exercising-workingdevice of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view to show the support frame at the underside ofthe work board and the connection portions of the support tubes;

FIG. 3 is a side view to show the support frame at the underside of thework board connected to the connection portions of the support tubes;

FIG. 4 shows that the exercising unit is pivotably connected to theframe of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows that the work board is pivoted relative to the connectionportions of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows that the work board is pivoted to upright position;

FIG. 7 shows that the exercising unit is pivoted relative to the frame,and

FIG. 8 shows the conventional treadmill.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 7, the foldable exercising-working device of thepresent invention comprises a frame 1, a work board 2 and an exercisingunit 3.

The frame 1 comprises a base 10 which has two support tubes 11 extendingfrom two sides of the base 10. The base 10 is stably put on the ground.Two connection portions 12 are respectively connected to the two supporttubes 11.

In this embodiment, each of the connection portions 12 has twoconnection plates 120 parallel to each other and a bottom plate isconnected between the two connection plates 120. Each connection plate120 has multiple holes 121 defined therethrough and a notch 122 isdefined in each of two ends of the bottom plate.

The work board 2 has a support frame 20 connected to the undersidethereof and the two sides of the support frame 20 are respectively andpivotably connected to the connection portions 12, such that the workboard 2 can be pivoted to a horizontal position and an upright position.In this embodiment, the support frame 20 is pivotably connected to theconnection portions 12 by two pins.

In this embodiment, the support frame 20 has two through holes 200defined in each end sections thereof and the two end sections of thesupport frame 20 are respectively connected between the two connectionplates 120 of the two connection portions 12. A first pin 21 and asecond pin 22 extend through the holes 121 in connection plates 120 ofeach of the connection portions 12 and the through holes 200 of each ofthe two end sections of the support frame 20. By the first and secondpins 21, 22, both of which are use d as first positioning members, thework board 2 is positioned at the horizontal position as shown in FIG.3. When either of the first and second pins 21, 22 is pulled out fromone of the through holes 200 of the end sections and one of the holes121 of the connection plates 120, the other one of the first and secondpins 21, 22 is the pivot about which the work board 2 is pivoted to theupright position as shown in FIG. 5. In FIG. 5, the first pins 21 arepulled out and the work board 2 is pivoted about the second pins 22, andthe end sections of the work board 2 is engaged with the notch 122 ofthe connection portions 12 to allow the work board 2 to be pivoted tothe upright position.

The support tubes 11 each have an outer tube 110 and an inner tube 111which is movably inserted into the outer tube 110. The inner tube 111 ispositioned relative to the outer tube 110 by a second positioning member112 which extends through the outer tube 110 and positions the innertube 111. A stop 113 is connected to the inner tube 111 and protrudesfrom one side of the inner tube 111 so that when the inner tube 111 isinserted into the outer tube 110, the stop 113 prevents the inner tube111 from completely inserted into the outer tube 110.

The exercising unit 3 is located below the work board 2 and a movableunit 30 is movable on the exercising unit 3. In this embodiment, theexercising unit 3 is a treadmill endless belt. The exercising unit 3 hastwo pivots 31 on two sides thereof so as to be pivotably connected tothe frame 1. The exercising unit 3 has the first end located below thework board 2 and the second end of the exercising unit 3 is put on theground. A support member 32 is connected between the frame 1 and theexercising unit 3 as shown in FIG. 5. In this embodiment, the supportmember 32 is a hydraulic cylinder.

The exercising unit 3 is pivotable about the pivots 31 relative to theframe 1 and the support member 32 position the exercising unit 3 at theangular position which saves the space when the device is stored. Thework board 2 can be pivoted relative to the support tubes 11 from thehorizontal position to the upright position, and the exercising unit 3can be pivoted upward by the support member 32 such that the space forstoring the device is minimized.

While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with thepresent invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art thatfurther embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of thepresent invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A foldable exercising-working device comprising:a frame having a base with two support tubes extending from the base,the base adapted to be put on the ground, two connection portionsrespectively connected to the two support tubes; a work board having anunderside thereof pivotably connected to the connection portions, and anexercising unit having a first end located below the work board and asecond end of the exercising unit adapted to be put on the ground, amovable unit movable on the exercising unit.
 2. The device as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the work board has a support frame connected to theunderside thereof and the support frame is pivotably connected to theconnection portions.
 3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein thework board is positioned relative to the connection portions by a firstpositioning member which connects the connection portions and the workboard.
 4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support tubeseach have an outer tube and an inner tube which is movably inserted intothe outer tube, the inner tube is positioned relative to the outer tubeby a second positioning member.
 5. The device as claimed in claim 1,wherein the frame has a pivot and the exercising unit is pivotablyconnected to the frame by the pivot.
 6. A foldable exercising-workingdevice comprising: a frame having a base with two support tubesextending from the base; a work board having an underside thereofpivotably connected to the support tubes, and an exercising unit havinga first end located below the work board and a second end of theexercising unit adapted to be put on the ground, the frame having apivot and the exercising unit being pivotably connected to the frame bythe pivot so that the exercising unit is pivotable about the pivot, amovable unit movable on the exercising unit.
 7. The device as claimed inclaim 6, wherein a support member is connected between the frame and theexercising unit.
 8. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the workboard has a support frame connected to the underside thereof and thesupport frame is pivotably connected to the connection portions so thatthe work board is pivotable.
 9. The device as claimed in claim 8,wherein the support frame is pivotably connected to the support tubes bytwo pins and a first positioning members restricts the work board frompivoting.
 10. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the supporttubes each have an outer tube and an inner tube which is movablyinserted into the outer tube, the inner tube is positioned relative tothe outer tube by a second positioning member.